[0] HP Expands Commitment to Linux; New Products and Services Advance Linux as Part of HP's Multi-OS Strategy.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld Conference & Expo PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company today expanded its commitment to Linux as a strategic operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , unveiling a number of products and services as part of its multi-OS strategy for HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (1), 64-bit Windows(R) 2000 and Linux. "We are expanding the Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. and Linux-based mission-critical environments we support," said Duane Zitzner, president, HP Computing Systems. "Having HP's always-on infrastructure in the OS of their choice will allow our customers to profit from today's e-services environment." Mission-critical Management and Availability Software HP intends to make MC/ServiceGuard running on Linux available for customers in early 2001. This product fills customers' need for high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and fail-over capabilities for a range of applications. At LinuxWorld, HP will demonstrate MC/ServiceGuard with ServiceGuard Extension for SAP, Apache and SAMBA on the HP NetServer system. "We've entrusted our entire infrastructure to HP, from Linux Web and cache servers to back-end databases running on HP 9000 servers using MC/ServiceGuard," said Adjit Gupta, president and chief executive officer of Speedera Networks, a provider of integrated global traffic management and content delivery services See CDN. for the Internet. "HP has been a great partner. With its help, we've deployed our Universal Delivery Network to provide global delivery services." HP is porting several software products that help manage Linux in mission-critical environments, including HP TopTools device manager for business desktops and HP NetServer systems. HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. already supports Linux agents for VantagePoint Operations, Network Node (networking) network node - (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host". Manager and OmniBack. WebQoS is available on Linux for Web transaction peak management. These products provide tools for mission-critical management and high availability. HP Reaches Out to ISVs, Developers HP is developing a Linux runtime environment that allows Linux software binaries to run on HP-UX for IA-64 systems. This helps developers by eliminating the need for recompiling when moving from Linux development to deployment. Recently, HP announced Linux API support on HP-UX for PA-RISC (Precision Architecture-RISC) A proprietary RISC-based CPU architecture from HP that was introduced in 1986. It is the foundation of HP's 3000 and 9000 computer families. See IA-64. (2) systems. HP has expanded its Linux ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. program, which offers software developers access to IA-64 systems through its Solution Partner Program. HP and Intel also released a kit for IA-64 software development on IA-32 systems, available at http://www.software.hp.com/ia64linux. Lifecycle of Services for Linux Environments HP will deliver high-availability packaged services supporting the Linux high-availability functionality release scheduled for this fall. Global installation, integration and multivendor network services for Linux are being added to complement HP's current Linux support and education offerings. Expanded Linux Support and Certification for Desktops and Servers The addition of Linux certification for Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. , SuSE, TurboLinux and Debian to HP NetServer systems makes HP a leading manufacturer supporting Linux across the entire PC server platform. Linuxcare is performing the testing and certification. HP continues to support Red Hat, providing customers with choices for Linux on HP NetServer systems. Linuxcare also certifies HP's business desktop PC platforms -- the HP Vectra PC, HP Brio PC, HP Kayak PC Workstation, and e-PC -- for Red Hat, Caldera, SuSE and TurboLinux. PC Workstations Bundled with Linux HP will bundle its Kayak XM600 and XU800 PC Workstation models with TurboLinux Workstation 6.0. Linux on HP's 64-bit PA-RISC Architecture -- Developer's Release Working with open source developers and Linuxcare, HP has ported Linux to its 64-bit PA-RISC architecture. The developer release is available for free at http://www.parisc-linux.org and at LinuxWorld. Stress-Free Storage The HP SureStore E Disk Array XP256 and XP512 support Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. in both direct and SAN connect configurations. With multi-terabyte scalability, a broad storage software portfolio and high-availability features, the XP family offers Linux customers a new level of storage support. HP's tape drive data-protection units are fully certified as Linux compatible.(3) Ultrium, an open industry tape standard that is scheduled to launch in the fall, will be Linux compatible. OpenMail The Linux version of OpenMail, HP's business messaging solution, has surpassed a million users in less than a year. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on. HP has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. More information on HP and Linux is available at http://www.hp.com/go/linux. (1) HP-UX Release 10.20 and later and HP-UX Release 11.00 and later (in both 32- and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). 95 branded products. (2) PA-RISC stands for Precision Architecture-reduced-instruction-set computing. (3) More information on certification process is available at http://www.linuxtapecert.org. UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group. Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. |
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